ComEd struggles to restart power to homes and schools after a wicked Thanksgiving weekend snowstorm.

And in sports: The Bears reportedly won’t play quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who still hasn’t thrown a football since injuring his shoulder, the team purportedly resting him for a playoff push. And Northwestern is heading to its first Big Ten Championship football game against powerhouse Ohio State on Saturday.

The conversation continues in our web-extra video. This week, Arruza and guests discuss the Lincoln Yards development plan. Will new design tweaks be enough to win over neighbors?

Also: Sears is closing dozens of stores despite a new takeover effort, an influx of cash and $25 million bonuses to executives. Chicago Public Schools officials tell a City Council committee that 624 cases of sexual violence have been filed since September – while aldermen slam the CPS CEO for not appearing at the hearing. And the Chicago Archdiocese adds 10 more clergy to a list of men with “substantiated” allegations of sexual misconduct with minors as it announces plans to consolidate more schools and parishes.